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It would do Wayne Rooney a disservice to suggest that he was a sideshow to Cristiano Ronaldo on Champions League nights, but the Manchester United striker’s contributions were often overlooked as the Portuguese took centre stage and, more often than not, produced the kind of magic moments that would ensure he was the one being talked about.

The best illustration of that came in the away leg of United’s quarter-final victory over Porto in April when Ronaldo scored a 40-yard wonder goal after six minutes, before disappearing for most of the rest of the match while Rooney worked tirelessly down